Customer wants wall removed will be 12 ft. removed need to support mid span of ceiling. 16 ft either side of wall 2×8 ceiling joists was thinking doubled up 14inch LVL
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Take your facts and figures
to a real lumberyard and they will fax the info to their LVL supplier. They in turn will spec the size needed to do the job.
It's just way too easy.
They'll give you the engineering backup for the permitting process.
Anybody who sells LVLs has the software to do gthe engineering for you IF you have all the pertinent info
Ditto what Calvin and Piffin said.